tall
adj.
having a height that is above average; having a specified height; difficult to believe, exaggerated (Informal); difficult, problematic, challenging
tall
Adjective
1. great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
(antonym) short
(similar) full-length
(see-also) large, big
(attribute) stature, height
2. lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
(synonym) grandiloquent, magniloquent
(similar) rhetorical
3. impressively difficult; "a tall order"
(synonym) tall(a)
(similar) difficult, hard
(classification) colloquialism
4. too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"
(synonym) improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)
(similar) incredible, unbelievable
taller
v.
tiller
taller (m)
n.
atelier, artist's studio or workroom; mill, works; garage; pit
TALL
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["TALL - A List Processor for the Philco 2000", J. Feldman, CACM 5(9):484-485 (Sep 1962)].
(1995-03-01)
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe